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Luther Martin
Luther Martin c.1748-1826, American lawyer and political leader, b. New Brunswick, N.J. He practiced law in Maryland and became the first attorney general of the state, holding office from 1778 to 1805 and again from 1818 to 1822 (although he was inactive in his last two years of office). He was a... Read more |
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Learned Hand
Billings Learned Hand Billings Learned Hand (1872-1961), American jurist, was a senior judge of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals that had jurisdiction over Vermont, Connecticut, and districts of New York. Learned Hand was born in Albany, N.Y., on Jan. 27, 1872. His father was a leading... Read more |
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Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley1921–2005 Federal court judge, lawyer, politician When, in May of 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in the Brown v. Board of Education case, the real struggle for school desegregation was just beginning. Over the next ten years, dozens of legal battles... Read more |
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Juan Martinez de Rozas
Juan Martínez de Rozas , 1759-1813, Chilean revolutionist, b. Mendoza, Argentina. A lawyer and scholar, he was a leading instigator of revolutionary ideas. In 1810 he headed the junta that deposed the Spanish governor, but the next year he was forced out because his ideas were too radical for... Read more |
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Lawyer
LAWYERS The activities of early modern lawyers had much in common with those of their modern counterparts. They practiced courtroom defense, acted as political and legal counsels to princely houses, municipalities, and religious houses, and held positions in the courts and royal administration. The... Read more |
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Benjamin Harvey Hill
Benjamin Harvey Hill 1823-82, American statesman, b. Jasper co., Ga. A highly successful lawyer and Whig politician, he supported the Whig-Democratic alliance that carried Georgia in favor of the Compromise of 1850. Hill opposed secession but accepted his state's decision and in the Civil War sat... Read more |
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Rufus Wheeler Peckham
Rufus Wheeler Peckham , 1838-1909, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1895-1909), b. Albany, N.Y. Admitted (1859) to the bar, he became a leading Albany lawyer and was prominent in local Democratic politics. He served on the state supreme court (1883-86) and on the state court of appeals... Read more |
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Young Mrs. Winthrop
Young Mrs. Winthrop (1882), a play by Bronson Howard. [Madison Square Theatre, 190 perf.] Douglas Winthrop ( George Clarke) is as preoccupied with business as his wife, Constance ( Carrie Turner), is with playing the social game. When Douglas, claiming the call of business, asks his wife not to... Read more |
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James Coolidge Carter
James Coolidge Carter (1827-1905) L AWYER Sources Reflecting on the Century.James C. Carter, one of the leading lawyers of the nineteenth century, asked his college classmates at their fifty year class reunion in 1900, “What has become of the ... Read more |
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Amalya Lyle Kearse
Amalya Lyle Kearse 1937— Lawyer, federal judge At a Glance Read more |
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Simon Mann's wife and lawyer get ban on interview he gave to Channel 4; NO...
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Officers' Testimony Conflicts; Starr to Interview Justice Lawyers
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Interview: Washington lawyer Michael Hausfeld discusses the settlement of a...
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INTERVIEW WITHaSWISS LAWYER JEAN RUSSOTTO : "SWITZERLAND SHOULD NOT NEGLECT...
...should Switzerland also expect to experience a turbulent autumn on the European front? In this interview, Swiss lawyer Jean Russotto, one of the leading experts in Brussels on Swiss-EU affairs, talks about this and a number of related issues... |
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The woman footballers' wives love ... and every footballer fears; EXCLUSIVE:...
...THE elegant panelled rooms of leading barrister Deborah Bangay are...her foot poised on the ladder leading onwards and upwards. Since...the 'footballers' wives' lawyer. Unlike many of the women...Parlour case. Deborah and her leading 'silk', Nicholas ... |
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The fine art of lawyer interviews.(Brief Article)
...are surprisingly bad interviews. In my experience...a lay person?" (Lawyers like being contrasted...re on deadline. Lawyers have a tendency to...One of the reasons lawyers tend to over-explain...you make clear to a lawyer that you have ... |
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Stages of a diverse career SATURDAY INTERVIEW SATURDAY INTERVIEW STEVE COTTON...
...entertaining road during his time as a lawyer. He is equally well-known...Cotton than his life as a career lawyer. He has a passionate interest...he was company secretary and lawyer to the Airborne Initiative...His philosophy is to allow lawyers at his firm, ... |
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An Interview With Labor Lawyer and Author Tom Geoghegan
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Thomas Demetrio Named One of the Top Personal Injury Lawyers in Illinois by...
...a survey of every lawyer listed in Sullivan...then follow-up interviews with the lawyers most frequently nominated...intensive review by the Leading Lawyers Network Advisory Board. Becoming a Leading Lawyer ... |
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Thirteen Corboy & Demetrio Lawyers Selected Leading Lawyers in Illinois.
...kindest and nicest lawyers in the state." The Leading Lawyers Network recognizes...survey of every lawyer listed in Sullivan...then follow-up interviews with the lawyers most frequently...intensive review by the ... |
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